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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-06-09 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Kirin 710F chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 4 x Cortex-A73 Based 2.2 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 Based 1.7 GHz, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali G51-MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P smart S is a bit better than Huawei P9, having a general score of 77.2 against 72.9. The Huawei P smart S body is a lot newer, but somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker than Huawei P9. Huawei P9 features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei P smart S, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920px resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better pixels density.
Huawei P smart S has a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Huawei P9, and although they both have an external SD slot that admits up to 256 GB, the Huawei P smart S also has 96 GB more internal memory. Huawei P9 counts with a little faster CPU than Huawei P smart S, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Huawei P smart S features greater battery performance than Huawei P9, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. The Huawei P smart S captures clearer pictures and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a bigger aperture to take better photos in low-light situations and a lot more megapixels camera in the back.
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